Commercial Aviation’s Great Holding Pattern
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Why State-Owned Airlines Fail: A CPT-JNB Route Study
This is a story that aims to demonstrate why state ownership of an airline is (there are few exceptions) a mistake. It also plans to explain why “right sizing” is the best approach for fleet planning (again, there are exceptions).…
C919 Fuel Burn Lags A320neo and MAX 8
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US air travelers – How green is your flight?
“Green Travel” is a much bigger theme in Europe than in the US. No matter where you stand on Net Zero (we are skeptical of Net Zero) or other broad-brush environmental polemics, the idea of a cleaner environment should not…
A220 vs. E2 – Economics alone don’t win deals
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Airbus wins in Malaysia; Does Embraer stand a chance?
Last week, a visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to France signaled something might be coming Airbus’ way. And indeed, so it was. AirAsia signed an MOU for up to 70 A321 XLRs, which is expected to be converted…